Guitar Effects
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Effects — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Strymon Timeline Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Getting started with a complex digital delay is more approachable than the interface suggests. This guide covers the essential first steps for new users.
Common Tremolo Pedal Mistakes to Avoid
Tremolo is simple to use but easy to use wrong. Here are the mistakes most players make and what to do instead.
The Complete Guide to Chase Bliss
Chase Bliss Audio crafts unconventional guitar effects pedals that prioritise sound design and creative exploration over traditional functionality. Discover their philosophy, key models, and how to un...
The Complete Guide to Eq Effects Pedals
EQ effects pedals give you precise control over your tone, shaping frequencies and adapting your sound to different venues. Discover how they work, types available and how to choose the right EQ pedal...
Line 6 Guitar Effect: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying Line 6 guitar effects involves navigating a diverse product range. This guide covers product categories, sound quality, key specs, common mistakes, and how to choose the right Line 6 effect for...
Line 6 Company: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Picking based on price alone is how people end up with more processor than they'll ever program, or less flexibility than they needed.
The Complete Guide to Strymon Guitar Effects
Strymon guitar effects represent the pinnacle of premium pedal design, combining studio-quality algorithms with meticulous engineering. Discover what makes Strymon the choice of discerning guitarists.
The Complete Guide to Behringer Guitar Effects
Behringer offers surprisingly capable guitar effects at affordable prices. This guide reveals what these budget pedals deliver, how they compare to boutique alternatives and whether they deserve a pla...
Daisy Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Daisy chaining connects multiple guitar effect pedals through a single power supply. This beginner guide explains the fundamentals, when it works well, common mistakes, and how to build your first ped...
Mxr Effects Pedals: A Complete Buyer's Guide
MXR effects pedals have earned their reputation as reliable and versatile tools. Whether you're buying your first effect or expanding your rig, understanding what to look for separates a treasure from...
Boss Dd-3 Digital Delay Explained
Boss delay pedals represent some of the most influential effects processors in modern guitar history. This guide explores the range of models Boss manufactures and how to integrate them for maximum cr...
The Complete Guide to Chorus Guitar Effects Pedal
A chorus guitar effects pedal creates the illusion of multiple voices playing in unison, producing warm, lush tone perfect for rhythm and atmospheric textures.
Keeley for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Feeling a bit out of your depth? Take a breath — here's the gentle, step-by-step way to pick and set up your first Keeley pedal.
Common Phaser Pedal Mistakes to Avoid
Most phaser pedal problems come down to settings dialled in without context and placement that was never thought through. Here are the specific errors to watch out for and how to fix them.
Chorus Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
There's a chorus pedal for every rig and every budget — but only if you know which features actually matter. Here's what to look for before you buy.
Common E Bow Mistakes to Avoid
Small, quiet mistakes rather than dramatic ones. Each is easily corrected once named.
Modulation Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Perfect entry into effects pedals, this guide covers modulation fundamentals, chorus characteristics, and how to start your effects journey.
The Complete Guide to Strymon Effects
Strymon effects bring studio-grade sound processing to pedalboards. Discover why touring professionals trust these pedals for their reliability and distinctive sonic character.
Strymon Deco: A Complete Buyer's Guide
V2 or original? How to power it correctly? Where does it go in the chain? Here is what to know before you buy.
Pitch Shifter Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Pitch shifter pedals span drop tuning, Whammy dives, intelligent harmony and lush octave textures — knowing which type you need makes the buying decision straightforward.
The Complete Guide to Chorus Bass Pedal
The chorus bass pedal transforms your tone with rich, ambient effects, offering bass players essential creative possibilities across multiple musical genres.
The Complete Guide to Behringer Guitar Pedals
Behringer guitar pedals offer professional effects at budget prices. Discover distortion, overdrive, delay and reverb options with surprising sound quality and value.
The Best Guitar Reverb Pedal
Reverb guitar transforms your tone from thin and dry to spacious and lush. Learn how to choose reverb types, dial in controls, and match settings to your musical style.
The Complete Guide to Mxr Effects Pedals
MXR effects pedals deliver professional-grade tone shaping and reliability, from the iconic Distortion+ to the Carbon Copy Delay, trusted by touring musicians and studio professionals worldwide.
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Bass Effects Pedals
Bass effects pedals add tone shaping, texture and control for recording, rehearsal and live bass work.
Boss Pedal
Boss pedals are durable, reliable effects for guitarists who need straightforward tone shaping in rehearsal, studio and...
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Distortion
Distortion gives guitarists gritty, saturated tone for riffs, solos and heavier styles across live and studio settings.
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Distortion Pedal
A distortion pedal adds focused gain, sustain and punch for guitarists building classic or high-gain tones.
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Guitar Pedal
Effects pedals for adding drive, ambience and tonal variety to your guitar sound in practice, recording and live perform...
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Line 6 Helix
Line 6 Helix delivers powerful modelling, routing and switching for players who need studio-grade flexibility in one sys...
Looper Pedal
A looper pedal helps guitarists build layered parts for practice, composition and live solo performances.
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Tc Electronic
TC Electronic pedals and audio tools for guitar, bass and studio signal processing.
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